The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-12-10
CONGRESSMAN NEWTON
TO the Press and People OF North
Louisiana.

TO the Press and People Of North
Louisiana.
NV purpose in submitting tue sug-
gesiiuns herein is to excite some move-
ment or the part Of our people that
may bring II e country aud its products :.
more into public notice, and that may
improve and advance it's agricultural
and. other interests. In agriculture
LAYS the great interest of Louisiana,
and il behooves her people to foster
and promote this interest. We have
of soil, susceptible of growing elpOsts1s
any Of the trop icalspoductiops. ssgsa;
We have woods thai sare ep1efly 5
sought for in other States, and timber
ca lands in which is imbedded inn
meuse fortunes for the enterprisinga and
adventurous. Our country needs only
to be brought into notice to entice the, r;
Immigrant, and to give faith and Z.
confidence' to capital. Our natural
resources are abundantly rich, and In
this development may Louisiana be-
come a prosperous and great State.
Besides the unsurpassed agricultural
resources of North Louisiana, and its
excellent woods and TINT ers, it has
mine rul wealth that demands develop.
ment. Rich iron ores have been dis
covered in the hills west of the Ouachi.
ia river, in Claiborne, Bienville and
other parishes. =
j A thorough and practical investiga-
ton and test of this ore. may develops
for our State a source of wealth that
will give profitable employment to
thousands of laborers, and desirable
investment for millions of money.
We Want the people of other States,
people of the South, of the West, and
of the Norths to come and see our coun-@
try for themselves. We should invite
= and offer inducements for them to
, come.
Let it be known that here peace,
good order and good feeting prevails.
That the law is respected and enforced.
Let it be known that we invite the.
immigrant to come. Let our fertile
soils, our varied products, our forests
D of excellent timber, besides the other
- features Of the country, unsurpassed in
the South for its natural conveniences,
:. its accommodating bayous and rivers
be made known. Then will the de-
> velopment of the country follow as
necessary consequence and 1t will he a
will rank in wealth; progress and pros
perity with the other States.
q What the "World's Exposition" has
o accomplished for the South cannot now
y be truly and faithfully estimated. 1t
has given her new life, and moved her
's dormant energies into active and sue
l. cessful industries. It has developed
! her resources more than; ever before,
and thrown open her doors to enter
- kprise, capital, wealth and prosperity.
}. Other States around US are holding
out Inducements to the Immigrant and
to capital, and through their expOst-
tions and fairs are bringing into public
y, exhibition their agricultural, mineral
d. and other products.
10 Their advancement shows whal
great good has been accomplished
though these instrumentalities
Shreveport, our thrifty, enterprising
progressive and growing city to the
,g West, owes much of its prosperity tx
re its successful fairs which have attract
y, ed to its doors the people Of this ant
ar other States. Honor be to its enter
ts prising ana progressive citizenship.
he Cannot Louisiana unite, combine hel
ad efforts and have a fair and grand dis
to play of her products OF every kind
1g agricultural, mineral and other pro
ducts, sometime next year say, at SOM
e. point on the VS.. g. P. railroad be
ht tween Vicksburg and Shreveport
ns Can there not be found in each PAL
of ish number Of public spirited citizen
who will interest themselves in
he movement of this kind? 1 can con
Oh ceive of no movement more deserviD
At the attention OF our people. None tha
a will contribute more to develop tn
If. rich agricultural and other resources G
ed, the country. None thet will soone
re-, unbar our doors TO thrift, enterpris
90, and wealth. These suggestions. hav
re-. submitted to your consideration, i
M the hope that North Louisiana ma
ed move in an enterprise that would doub
cir less eveutuate in great good to til
led country, in the development of il
res natural resources, and inducing imn
ed grafton and capital to aid in its at
vancement.
led The hope 1 have is that this resu
,o- may soon follow, and that our poop
en-. may awake to an enterprise Calculate
vas to bring it to fuifilment.
elf Respectfully, c. NEWTON.
ads - --
ion A Talk With A. K. Cutting.
!. Special to Tho Times-Dcmocrat.
l'ar ST. LOUIS, Dec, "A. X. Cuttin
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